Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-16

Aapi1 1nerease IN Population ana
neleria1 UeaiEA
an Francisco chroniaIaL1

~ NEILE ~ AL40UAIItsN
The psapls o. washington Tsrritos,
are locking patiently 10 Congress viii
greater concern thRn ever before, be
lisvinw that the time has AZ las
come when that bed, viii admit than
20 TIE slzasrhood Of Stats. The bii
shieh has passed the senate viii ed
greatly 10 the ares Of the State, ss 1
provides fer the taekinR on Of thai
curioasly shaped section Of Idaho run
ming from Monnt ideko, eonlh OF ths
Neg Perez Indian Reservation. 20 Bfgf
ish Csinnlbis. washington AdAittet
aaa Sssts wsuld soon III apWith fnmi
Gfants. The. Uondxfni Rnsst H6und
the Eastern states. Tna imnraasian
thai Il Il s land Of foes, icy barriers arc
cold Winos 10 being dsspelled, end the
salnbrity of the climate, iss fertile val
leys, great haEb5rs. fresh water lakes.
inlets aad rivers, and wealtf Of miner,
ais, has attracted more attention sbis
year than ever before. TIE results Of
immigration show this. More people
hase come into the EeFrifpfy than dur
ing any preceding Weivemonth, And the
vote ~ the last election had increased
upward OF 50Oe, showing thst more than
D.0Oe had moved into the TeTrisory
slnce the election two years before.
khe dement's Of admission would be in.
o4iamlablss Tor q would not only brfuS
tne immigrants, but settle Riparian
lRiNhts upon navik sble Watefs, open 20
khe tide lands, give - allotnent a
| scA00l lakdes and beaef11 tie TIE peonie
Iiu h1ndfs< dsfsrent ways
Il Is doubtful Whistler 8 healthier
cuansry eonid be found a dc winter
time. free IS it Il from the Heres big
CARDS hat sgeep over the rentFni plains
and the deep SHOWS Of the Atlantic
OoAsG lille thske d ahixeking mass
Of hamaDity IN the East Of this writing.
tuaEe ara Foee hnehes n fnIl bloom r.
the sity Of Tacoma, aRd shars nns been
ueither frost, slesf, nor snow-nokh
bat occasional rains. Thb leading coun-
ties Of the State were changed some
what IN their relative pcsis ons at the
late elettoa. King count !, in whioh
the largest etsg 81 the 1efEItusy, Seattle,
10 situated, had 1890 more votes than
any Of the others, while Whitman, IN
the 500 heastern ssefioR. conass IA SEQ
ond. with Pierce ceuHty, IN which are
fsoohla and the beautilul Pusalinp val
ley, as third. WalIa Walla was the third
oounfy IN tbs humber Of votes last year,
out is now fifth, Pierce and Spokane
havlng passed %. Hhonld Pence, Whit
man and Spoksne maintain tneir ratio
OF lacrosse they will about tie each
other Ia 1888. The 70 e m these o. IN |
u indicate the increase in population
respectively, and is viii be seen tbtt
whie the eastern part of the TerrisG N |
IL q ling % there are more people oous
Isg into Pierce and King counties than /
ala in Aanwnenrw 49, 49,
fact that both counties are cat In two /
by She waters Of Puget SOand; both |
contain coal mines which are devslop. /
ing daily; immense Lumber mills, some |
Of whicn have capacity of $4,000 feet |
in twelve houfs, and Tieh hop lands, tue |
crop of which this year amoanted 70
81, 900 bales. thFee sections Of shs Pu- |
get sound country, Stellaguamish, |
Swin0mish and 5amish, produced 20,
600 s4eks of oats this year ranging from /
Sl9 90 $22 per tou. Tue total value Of |
me lnmoer export alsae fEem she va
EiOus mill poris an PGget Sound In Do |
tobeF Of this year Was SIS ass q, and |
during November $148. 335.26-the last |
mouth nearly douolIn8 the former |
mouth. This lumber vas taken away |
IN thirty four vessels % Australia, Eng |
land. Chile, China, California and Bus.
nos Ayfes.
Ssaslls, basflina city on z liot Bay.
an arm OF depression OF tbs sound, Is |
tue largest city 10 the Territory, and is
rapidly increasing IN population and
wealth. ID Is q much older town than
any of the other oitisa thai have sprung
40 on the SQUAD. From tue coal nine
near the city, which are connected with
Il BIZ rail, there were shipped II, 635 tons
Of coal during the month of NeyembeR.
The aFess value Of the Puget Sound ex-
ports during the same month, were:
OOal, $I27, b54; lumber, 1854 Gil; pro-
duce, 1854. 0U0; total, $s52, l65. The pop
alation of seattle will reach about H.
GO At the last eiectioB the city vas
placed In the hands OF the PeOplss'
Party oftioials, which many consider
drawback to the fntnEe Prosperity Of
the plAos. There were $40 votes cast
in the city a. the late slection- 1ho
peopie are looking forward TO \ connee
ton with the east and south BY the
Union Racihc system and expeei The
Canadian Pacific to come into the CITY
ff0m the u0rth. -
Tao ma, called "Tke City Of Destiny
by the Northern Pacific ksilEoad pee-
pie, has Improved wonderfully during
soc past year, and numbers 300 people.
1hs other largest cities Of the Terri
tory are Waila Walia. Spokane Falls.
Colfax, Dayton, Vancouver, olympia
and Port Townsend, the latter Of which
~ tue port Of entry Of ahs sound Thsre
we're thirty shree towns in the Territory
in 1886 that cast over 200 votes each In
the recent election. Mes lines Of rail-
road have been constructed during the
past year IN the eastern portion Of the
Territory as feeders 10 the Northern
Pacific and he OFeaen Raklway q Nav
iaattsn aTslem. Char lines ar being
protected u that poflien e he oountRy
uhlch wsIl open Up the Paloass snd Big
Bend section 30 settlers. In the western
portion timber railways are penetKaflDR
tha deep forests 10 bring the heavy logs
70 the sound and Ooast. Capital has
been subscribed IN the East for the con
ssrucsion e the Seattle, Lake Shore }
Eastern HAiiroad, uhlch VIII lead
into q rioh timber eoantry, and
viii bring YEA coal and iron
deposits d seattie. a new 0ln1e
Peniaan6inry at WAliA walla has nearly
been completed, and will be ready fer
oecupancy some time daring the month
OF January. ] he uallse 81 The new bald
Ing Cd stsilaoo0Ga, uhich Is % Be used es
. hnspitAa for The tnsAne. are nearly M
isbed. Tue strusturs presents hans
some and commanding appearances, and
is large enough 30 give accommodation
Cor TIE anfortunAtes Of the IerFls0Eys
The eastern part Of wAahsnesJn 10 tn
efeasing much faster 10 popuiatton Than
Gas ~ tlcipAted. bui the eou pletion %
tee O4ssada division viii Be vistbly felt
in that portion. Tue roandaeont Gay
Of rsachlnR zoe S0and thfeazh Portland
has hssa draWeaaks ~ osap1oe ehat
fact tue vhsat coantEy hss bsen Cling
40, and TIE elites Of walia WAlla, 500
kans Fails. Colfax and Ponsroy, 40 we'll |
Gs the coansies IN Wash ing sra san l
aaed, are incEsasina aAily ID pcpui8tioc |
CAxADzax LuixBEA lxDusTsI.-Ottsva
h sha esnasg e tbs Csnsdian industry. |
More lumber Was ssld an9exporsed from |
Ottawa 10 the GATED States daring The
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